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516

Article 516

Du Partage et des Rapports

Succession Law
Titre XV: Des Successions (On Successions)
Chapitre VI: Du Partage et des Rapports (On Partition and Collation)

Celui des cohéritiers qui fait le rapport en nature d'un immeuble, a droit d'en retenir la possession jusqu'au remboursement effectif des sommes qui sont dues pour impenses ou améliorations.

Life lesson: Return the immovable in kind, but keep possession until they repay your improvements. A lien of retention protects the collating heir.
Notes: Retention right: collating co-heir retains possession of immovable until reimbursed for impenses/improvements. Lien-like protection. Cf. Code Napoléon Art. 867.
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